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What does it matter.you have a straight actor playing a gay role.as far I'm concerned it means one less homophobe in the world let the guy play the role. He's doing good with it.so what if he isn't gay. He's acting.

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I am not going to say I loved the episode but it was entertaining to a degree. I hated the dead body and zipped through that - and the court before the judge was about as it would normally go in those circumstances. Yeah, Jimmy is getting to be a wimpy asshole. Fiona is the biggest heart of all. I hope they expose that child labor creep.

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Debs was beyond perfect, Fiona having to cover her face with the eviction notice to keep from cracking up was further proof. Nice to see the pretty cop make a cameo too. Something has to happen to get Jimmy back in the game, his hotness is fading fast.

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Originally Posted by dougmc92

And 1 more unemployed gay person...so much for looking out for your own!

You realize that gay is not a race, it's a sexuality. You are essentially saying "hey, lets discriminate" blacks need to play blacks, whites need to play whites, girls need to play girls, guys need to play guys, gays need to play gays, etc. how about who ever is good in the role play the part. Sorry Neil, you are an amazing actor, but you came out as a gay man and your role is a straight man, sorry but you're fired. We need to hire someone straight for this straight role.

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Excellent episode ending with Karen being run over. I was laughing in a 'Regan from The Exorcist' kind of way.

Also was touched by the talk Debbie had with Sheila. Good writing and acting.

I felt the pain along with Ian on that couch. It's a story that's played out thousands of times over in the real world.

You didn't feel that the gay jokes were old and offensive? They insulted me.

I thought it was a good episode mostly except for that. You could tell Mickey was touched but steel in his rejection because of his asshole father. I liked the mowing down of Karen. I thought she would call her under the bridge and knife her or something. That she's still alive is a pia.

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Originally Posted by joesman

You didn't feel that the gay jokes were old and offensive? They insulted me.

I thought it was a good episode mostly except for that. You could tell Mickey was touched but steel in his rejection because of his asshole father. I liked the mowing down of Karen. I thought she would call her under the bridge and knife her or something. That she's still alive is a pia.

The Debbie part is well written and played perfectly.

You have to look at who was saying the gay jokes...a bunch of degenerate, old drunks...they were meant to be old and offensive.

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Oh my God...I didn't even think about Ian using Lip's ID and what that means for Lip and MIT.

I had tears flowing for most of the episode...that scene with Carl and Frank in the hospital got me....and Mickey

Exactly I'm thinking ian will get kicked out of the service next season because of that. I must admit this episode made me cry a lot.hell even the scene with Karen was heartache.which is weird for me cause I am a mandy fan.i got to say I do like that the writers gave more to Debbie and Carl this year.and both those young actors knocked it out of the ballpark.mickey last scene made me cry the most.it was perfectly played by all actors involved. Noel fisher is easily one of the best choices they could've made when casting.

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Originally Posted by Starwarsporn

I don't cry much, but the season final left me in tears - poor Ian and Mickey, really don't want to wait till next year!

Me too. it's so depressing. I was really hoping Mickey would have stopped Ian or smth. When Mickey cried I was like
Oh Gawd I can't wait for next season to see what's going to happen to Ian. Have to wait a year erghh!!!!!

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I'm going to have to vent, in general, about this constant beating gay people over the head with the message that it's all doom and gloom. It won't work out. You're all hopeless.

I'm really sick of this. Give us a break. This is Showtime. You could've let Mickey and Ian win the lottery, move-in together and live happily ever after. But to be fair, it really isn't that kind of show. That would've been totally out of character for any of them.

I didn't even think about the consequences of Ian using Lip's ID. Wow.
Sheila cracks me up. The sex toy "Tupperware" party.

I'm a bit tired of Lip's attitude and lack of motivation, or rather "I'm above being anything but a piece of shit." I do understand that he was born into that crap, though.

They sent a lot of characters packing. I like that Fiona got some money and a job.

Probably because we've gotten to know the characters really well by now but I think this was the best season so far.

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So the Gallagher’s are in shambles and we can hope for some new characters next year which will be good. With Ian gone for a while maybe for good we probably have seen the last of Mickey as well; no loss there.
I think the best part of all this is Fiona, that girl has been the rock of the family only to get kicked in the teeth time and time again so it is good to finally see her get a break with the new job courtesy of Jimmy’s gift and hopefully with Jimmy assumingly gone she can get something going with supervisor Mike.

It will be a long year till we see all of them again but the upside is that with Shameless gone we get Nurse Jackie back another great show with the outstanding Edie Falco; and who can get too much of Peter Facinelli

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Fiona's boss (thanks for posting them) is the only reason to watch now.
With Steve gone and presumed dead, Lip at college and Ian in the military, the family dynamic that made the show so great is gone.
I could not believe how a show that was soooooo good for 3 seasons could turn on a dime and become awful. We're taking it on a week by week basis, and removing it from the DVR cycle is an option.

Re: Shameless (US Version)

I'm still watching it, and still loving it. I have to admit this season has taken on a more depressing tone. No storyline seems to be happy at this point. And as much as I hate Frank seeing Carl fighting for him to live is hard to watch. I'm also really missing Ian who is rumored to not come back until around episode 8 or so. Hopefully they can pick it up a bit. Meanwhile, Mike's ass is a great distraction.

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Frank is as disgusting and self absorbed as ever using Carl to get his alcohol and drugs. The father to son information about masturbating is nauseaous, to say the least and Frank's appearance is hard to look upon. Fiona's romance is going south again and I am pretty sure she will get all hot and bothered by her bosses' bro. Lipp is in college and is as blank about his reasons for being there as he was about going last season.

I miss Ian, too. Debbie is having an affair with a 20 yo and she is 13. The triplets is a hoot, and mama is having a baby too.

Re: Shameless (US Version)

Originally Posted by brian54659

Mike's brother, the addict, is so hot. that asssssssss.

Indeed, he is...but come on--what the hell, Fiona?! It's like she can't let herself be happy for too long. Back when Jimmy was around, she started getting pissy about him becoming overly domesticated. And, now, she's busting headboards with her boyfriend's (admittedly super-hot) bro.

On a side note, can we please hurry up and discover that Mickey isn't the father of his hooker wife's baby? I know we just did that with Karen and Lip--but do we really need another obstacle between Mickey and Ian?

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I still love this show and despite the ludicrous triplet storyline (seriously, why triplets??) I think this season has been pretty damn good. Fiona's boss and his brother are great eye candy, I like that Debbie is getting some progression and I really, really hate Frank which means the show is doing it's job.

Re: Shameless (US Version)

I didn't like the first few episodes this season but it really got so much better in the last few. When Fiona's bf's brother said "addict" on the phone and she walked by her pathetic dad in his bed. The look on her face, wow. Good drama. She realized she wasn't that different. Like he said, "Everyone's addicted to something."

The story line between Frank and his older daughter turned out far more interesting than I thought it would be.

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From a personal feeling I hated to see Fiona sucking face and throwing her legs in the air so easily. I guess I just fucking hope someone in that family rises above the sewer that is their father. It's the nasty edge the show feeds off of and the personalities that make you love them or hate them, and sometimes even forgive them, and pray that your life never comes to that. I have a tendency to forgive Fiona anything because she is so responsible (most of the time) with those kids. I wonder how she will ever find her life outside the squalor. Ian please come back to our fantasies.

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Originally Posted by joesman

From a personal feeling I hated to see Fiona sucking face and throwing her legs in the air so easily. I guess I just fucking hope someone in that family rises above the sewer that is their father. It's the nasty edge the show feeds off of and the personalities that make you love them or hate them, and sometimes even forgive them, and pray that your life never comes to that. I have a tendency to forgive Fiona anything because she is so responsible (most of the time) with those kids. I wonder how she will ever find her life outside the squalor. Ian please come back to our fantasies.

i must admit though to me the storylines this season are exactly where they need to be.i feel so bad for mickey this season.